Celery

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 15 min

Two tricks to a more healthful egg salad: light mayonnaise and fewer egg yolks.

Here is a colorful dressing that is baked alongside—rather than inside—the turkey.

This recipe makes lots of stock. Freeze any that's left over for another use.

"At a recent lunch at the Stage House Inn in Scotch Plains, I was served a braised veal shank," writes Max J. Kalm of Westfield, New Jersey. "This version was so much better than the ones I’ve prepared. Would chef David Drake be willing to share his recipe?" The restaurant serves this entrée with a vegetable risotto. Mashed potatoes would also be a good side dish for the veal shanks.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 hr

Celery leaves are an underutilized green. Look for the freshest celery possible, which has the most leaves—many grocers trim the leaves as the celery gets older.

This soup is also wonderful hot.

These crab cakes are flavored with the "holy trinity" of Cajun cooking: onion, green bell pepper, and celery. Serve them with a helping of coleslaw or a green salad.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Ask your butcher to make a "pocket" in the veal breast for you.

Traditional flavors (honey and orange) and contemporary ones (cumin and chilies) come together in the glaze, which also gives the gravy some heat and zip. See how to carve a turkey.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 4 hr